Rob

A competent 'what' electrician Rob?

maintanance electrician?

installation electrician?

auto-electrician?

etc etc, i have taught them all, and more, down the years, and its horses for courses

The point is, you need a skills set appropriate to the intended field of employment

I think you are splitting hairs Shakey. I dont see too many auto electricians around here so I think you know full well what "variety" of electrician im referring to.

if you are going for installation electrician, in industrial and/or commercial and/or domestic then the 2330 is the obvious route, possibly with the appropriate NVQ3 and AM2 at the end

So pretty much what I said in the first place then? That the NVQ is required?

Glad to see that we are now recognising that the route for a newcomer, whilst appropriate, does not mean that those that followed a different route previously are any less valid as tradesman

I didnt say any different. You have just assumed I was reffering to ALL trademen, instead of those currently under going their training now.

however if you intend focussing on the domestic market, then learning inductive reactance and motor control is, quite frankly, a waste of time and i would reccomend the EAL course, 17th edition, 2392 and eventually 2391

Out of interest, would the EAL course teach you as much as the 2330 in terms of domestic related work? I am aware the 2330 covers alot of industrial related operations but surely somebody doing the 2330 would complete the course with a much better overall knowledge even of domestic level electrics than that of a student doing the EAL?